Recently I had an Email from a reader (who did some solid investigative work to find me) with a question about the Hobbytown HO RDC
This tidy 2-6-0, Yorkville and Western #51, was built by Ed Schorr (son of OO importer Fred Schorr), who recently sent me this photo. On
I made a few purchases at a recent train show, including three HO models that could be easily compared to OO models in my collection.
Years ago, I got a pair of gondola ends from Temple Neiter, reproduction castings of a “Graceline” part, which I used to make my first
One ongoing project is working on building a drive for a pre-war Nason gas-electric, one in the coach/baggage/mail configuration. I had looked for one of
Back in 2011 I obtained the etched brass parts for two of the SW-8 models produced by Worsley Works. I pondered them occasionally and finally
![S-C 0-6-0 to 2-6-0 project: Boiler Extension [and Update]](https://i0.wp.com/americanootoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/SC-2-6-0-boiler.jpg?fit=1280%2C707&ssl=1)
Back a few years ago (here) I posted photos sent to me of a Scale-Craft 0-6-0 boiler that had been combined with a modified 4-6-0
One of a number of unlikely American OO products produced by Myron P. Davis was this circus flat car. I featured two black ones in
![A Boxcar from the Puffin Bay [Updated]](https://i0.wp.com/americanootoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Puffin-Bay-Inland-boxcar.jpg?fit=1280%2C839&ssl=1)
A recent eBay purchase was this boxcar from the Puffin Bay & Inland. All I know for sure, using the list of private road names
One of many ongoing projects is modifying a S-C 0-6-0 boiler for a 2-6-0 project. I have several extra smokeboxes, which pointed out the curiosity
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